The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter (July-September) Q2 of 2012-13, both at constant (2004-05) and current prices, alongwith the corresponding quarterly estimates of Expenditure components of the GDP. The details of the estimates are presented below. I ESTIMATES …
30,000 MW is targeted from renewable energy during the 12th Plan period
The Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah informed the Lok Sabha today that that the total installed capacity of renewable energy based power in the country is 26,267 MW. A capacity addition of 30,000 MW is targeted from renewable energy during the 12th Plan period. The contribution of renewable energy based power …
Security Threat from Chinese Telecom Equipments
The Government is aware about the Report of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of US Government titled “Investigative Report on US National security issues posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei & ZTE”. It is a known fact that in the modern age, telecom equipment and networks used for provisioning of telecom services are prone to …
Index of Core Eight – Core Sector Performance
The Eight core industries have a combined weight of 37.90 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index was 151.2 in October 2012 with a growth rate of 6.5% compared to their 0.4% growth in October 2011. The modest growth in October, 2012 was on account of double digit growth witnessed in the …
CSE slams reported efforts by industry to dilute car fuel economy standards
Standards already approved by PMO after public consultation Any dilution will make a mockery of the decision-making process Standards must be notified immediately to help curtail energy costs from cars and ensure energy security New Delhi, November 30, 2012: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has criticised a reported bid by the Indian car industry …
Botswana Diamonds plc [BOD] – Update on Botswana Exploration
Update on Botswana Exploration The board of Botswana Diamonds plc (AIM: BOD) (“Botswana Diamonds”) is pleased to provide an update on exploration progress on Botswana Diamonds’ wholly owned licence PL170/2012 in the Letlhakane area of Botswana. Detailed follow up ground gravity and ground magnetic surveys on a number of previously identified anomalies have outlined a …
worldsteel announces the 7th steeluniversity Challenge regional champions
Brussels, 30 November 2012 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced today the regional champions of the 7th steeluniversity Challenge. The regional championship took place on 13 and 21 November 2012 over two 24 hour periods. This year’s competition attracted more than 42,600 attempts from 1,148 teams representing 37 different countries, an increase of 76% …
ShipNet announces additions to senior management team
Solutions and software specialist, ShipNet, a subsidiary of Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has announced the appointment of Jon Bumstead as Managing Director and Suren Thadani as Chief Operational Officer as senior additions to its management team. In their new roles, Jon Bumstead and Suren Thadani will focus on innovation, …
Is pirating essential to capitalism? Experts explain lessons from the fringes.
When capitalism spread along the trade routes toward the Indies. when radio opened an era of mass communication. when the Internet became part of the global economy. pirates were there. And although most people see pirates as solitary anarchists out to destroy capitalism, it turns out the opposite is true. They are the ones who …
Oceanic crust breakthrough: solving a magma mystery at Carnegie
Washington, D.C. — Oceanic crust covers two-thirds of the Earth’s solid surface, but scientists still don’t entirely understand the process by which it is made. Analysis of more than 600 samples of oceanic crust by a team including Carnegie’s Frances Jenner reveals a systemic pattern that alters long-held beliefs about how this process works, explaining …